<p>So I've been seeing a lot about EC's, which gets me wondering how I'm faring...</p>
<p>So how would you rate my extracurriculars? (poor, average, good, amazing <-- meh)
My awards are alright, but I'm just gonna throw them in there too.</p>
<p>Music-wise
-Piano for 10 years, I work on a selection of pieces every year, and at the end, I have a concert (I've played in places like Merkin Hall, Cami Hall and Carnegie Hall)</p>
<p>Language-wise
-Member of Latin club for 3 years (I also take Latin)
-National Latin exam: silver medal (magna cum laude) freshman year, gold (maxma cum laude) for sophomore and junior years
-second place nationwide in a story writing contest</p>
<p>Photography-wise
-Yearbook for two years, photography editor for next year (our book is VERY prestigious)
-Co-founder and secretary of the Photography club</p>
<p>Science-wise
-Doing an Intel project on stem cells at Mt. Sinai since summer sophomore year-senior year
-Going to work with a surgeon at a hospital this summer (real surgeries)</p>
<p>I think these are all a good reflection of my interests, which are: biology, music, photography & Latin. I am hoping to go into pre-med at Columbia/NYU/major in bio at Yale.</p>
<p>Tell me what you guys think!</p>
<p>…I hope you’re joking about questioning these.</p>
<p>I’m not…
Did you mean that in a good way or a bad way…?</p>
<p>My, CC is the perfect place to brag about accomplishments under the disguise of asking if they’re good.</p>
<p>Of course they are; you don’t need our opinions for that.</p>
<p>You perform solo concerts at Carnegie Hall? I find that hard to believe.</p>
<p>^ Not only that, but he plays at Carnegie Hall and doesn’t seem to know how impressive that is. Come on, no one this smart is that clueless.</p>
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<p>You’re not performing the surgeries, are you? I find that even harder to believe than the Carnegie Hall thing.</p>
<p>It’s blatantly obvious that this is just bragging if it’s real. :/</p>
<p>They are not solo concerts, they include all the students of my piano teacher.
And no, I’m not doing the surgeries, but I will be kind of observing/helping.</p>
<p>I mean, I’m not trying to brag, I see people with what is, in my opinion, way better stuff than what I do; I don’t want to come off as a bragger :(</p>
<p>In that case, your ECs are great. :)</p>
<p>You come off as a braggart because, in your title, you asked if your ECs were good/decent. My post count is just a bit higher than yours so I assume you frequent CC just as much as I do… a lot. There are some ridiculously outstanding ECs that get recognized on CC and some that are average ECs that get praised. Considering that, it’s pretty easy to see how you’d come off as a braggart, especially asking if they’re decent.</p>
<p>Not all of us have amazing ECs like you do, which makes us feel weird. :)</p>